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IASB Proposes Overhaul of Fair Value Accounting Rules »
On 15 Jul 2009It has been a year of significant changes to the way assets are valued and it seems that more are still to come. This week the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) released its long awaited proposals for a revamp of the often controversial fair value accounting rules.
SEC Campaigns for 20% Extra Funding for Staffing and IT in 2011 »
On 15 Jul 2009The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has continued its campaign this week to convince the US government to raise its budget to US$1.2 billion in 2011, which would represent an increase of around 20% on next year’s budget. The regulator is keen to revamp its IT systems, invest in a consolidated data repository and hire an additional 375 staff to deal with the fallout from the financial crisis.
Liquidity Buffers and High IT Costs of FSA Proposals Top the Agenda at Capital Markets Chamber »
On 14 Jul 2009The “huge price tag” involved in the UK Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) incoming liquidity regime was a key topic of discussion at last week’s Capital Markets Chamber in London. Chair of the event and CEO of think tank JWG-IT, PJ Di Giammarino, told attendees that the regulation would require a “factory refit of firms’ Basel II infrastructures” that would likely involve a cost of more than three times that of MiFID.
A-Team IQ talks to SunGard’s Harold Finders and Yassine Brahim about the takeover of GL Trade; what the Oracle-Sun tie up means for the fintech industry; Why Brazil is becoming the offshore location of choice for the European financial sector; following Lehman’s collapse, why knowing your counterparty is essential for risk management; market data platforms for the real world; can Twitter deliver results for fintech companies, and more…
